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We got together and checked out the inaugural Socal Retro Gaming Expo at the Frank and Sons building in City of Industry, CA. It was a fun and many games were found. Peep the vid to see what goes through my head on a Saturday.

[This first entry explains the operation. There’s a lot of uninteresting backstory. Enjoy!]

I had a pretty good gaming situation as a kid. I had my own Sega Genesis and was later gifted a Sega CD that I actually remember fairly fondly (YES I LIKED THE SEGA CD), except for Sewer Shark. That game was awful and was a great example of everything that could go wrong in Sega CD games. They HAD to bundle it with the Sega CD because nobody would buy that crap. (As an aside to an aside, can you believe someone is trying to sell that shitty game for $100? Unbelievable.) I eventually made the jump to Playstation, and from there just went through the Sony releases up to where we are now with the godawful heap that is the PS4, but that’s another story. Continue reading Operation Classic Console Acquisition #1: THE SETUP→

So…it’s that time of year, ladies and ghouls! We’ve all got our traditions for getting scared, be it spooky stories, haunted houses, or scary movie nights. However, for me, the truly memorable “horror entertainment”comes from video games. I’d like to share 6 scary video games that really left an impact on me that movies, or even newer games, have never been able to match. Continue reading 6 Scary Video Games That Ruined My Underwear→

I had a business trip in London on which I had about 6 hours of free time. I’ve been on a quest to find a real Japanese Mega Drive. This ends up being one leg of that journey. Find out more by watching the video.

As ridiculous as it sounds, being an adult sucks. As I continue to grow older, I gain more and responsibilities. These responsibilities are piling up and are eating up most of my time. I long for the days of grade school and high school where I wasted my youth. I know what everyone is thinking right now. “Grandpa Gio won’t shut up about being old”. The funny thing is that I’m not really that old. I’m only 32. I just don’t have time to play video games anymore and it’s killing me. Continue reading Too Old for this Shit→